Bomb was dropped. Nagasaki mayor Tomihisa Taue will call on nations to realize a World Without nuclear arms and hell urge japans government to take the initiative as the only country to have suffered nuclear bombing. Taue also plans to touch on president Barack Obamas visit to hiroshima in may. Hell ask other World Leaders to follow suit. Taue reads a peace declaration every year, but as the number of survivors declines, his message becomes more urgent. People in nagasaki are coming together to commemorate those who were killed in the atomic bombing of the city 71 years ago. Survivors and family members of those who died have been gathering near ground zero since early this morning to pray for the victims. Translator i can never sleep well in august. I think my life was spared so that i could pray for the victims. Translator we must keep calling for the abolition of Nuclear Weapons. Translator i would like president obama to visit nagasaki, too. Hiroshima was not the only place that wa
Silence at 11 02, the moment the bomb was dropped. Nagasaki mayor Tomihisa Taue will call on nations to realize a World Without nuclear arms and hell urge japans government to take the initiative as the only country to have suffered nuclear bombing. Taue also plans to touch on president Barack Obamas visit to hiroshima in may. Hell ask other World Leaders to follow suit. Taue reads a peace declaration every year, but as the number of survivors declines, his message becomes more urgent. People in nagasaki are coming together to commemorate those who were killed in the atomic bombing of the city 71 years ago. Survivors and family members of those who died have been gathering near ground zero since early this morning to pray for the victims. Translator i can never sleep well in august. I think my life was spared so that i could pray for the victims. Translator we must keep calling for the abolition of Nuclear Weapons. Translator i would like president obama to visit nagasaki, too. Hiroshi
Senkaku islands in the South China Sea. Japan controls the islands. The government maintains that they are an inherent part of japans territory. China and taiwan claim them. Officials in seoul have announced one of the highest profile defections in years from north korea. They say a senior diplomat in london has fled to south korea with his family. Thae yong ho had been serving as deputy ambassador at the north Korean Embassy in london. A south korean spokesperson said on wednesday that thae and his family are already in the country and under government protection. The official declined to provide details on the timing of thaes arrival. The incident is the latest in a string of defections from the isolated country. Earlier this year, over a dozen waitresses at pyongyangrun restaurants in china also fled to the south. Indonesia is stepping up its crackdown on Illegal Fishing in the South China Sea as chinese ships are operating in its exclusive economic zone. The indonesian government i
China sea. Japan controls the islands. The government maintains that they are an inherent part of japans territory. China and taiwan claim them. Officials in seoul have announced one of the highest profile defections in years from north korea. They say a senior diplomat in london has fled to south korea with his family. Thae yong ho had been serving as deputy ambassador at the north Korean Embassy in london. A south korean spokesperson said on wednesday that thae and his family are already in the country and under government protection. The official declined to provide details on the timing of thaes arrival. The incident is the latest in a string of defections from the isolated country. Earlier this year, over a dozen waitresses at pyongyangrun restaurants in china also fled to the south. Indonesia is stepping up its crackdown on Illegal Fishing in the South China Sea as chinese ships are operating in its exclusive economic zone. The indonesian government installed a new monitoring fac
Finance chiefs of trial issized nations are urging politicians to quickly resolve their differences. The g20 finance ministers and Central Bank Governors wrapped up two days of talks. Their final statement says the World Economy is facing down side risks. It highlights signs of improvement in major industrialized economies and Slower Growth in many emerging nations. The statement focus on the u. S. Budget crisis. It says leaders need to take urgent action to address short term capital uncertainties. Its rare for u. S. Domestic issues to come under scrutiny at a g20 meeting. It sends a strong warning that usa default could seriously affect the World Economy. The statement also says volatility in capital flows remain an important challenge. Investors have been pulling their money out of emerging economies. They speculate policymakers are getting ready to scale back their stimulus measures. Japans foreign minister says his country will sign a u. N. Statement calling for a ban on the use o